US1946861A

US1946861A - Devices for supporting advertising matter in tires

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Publication number: US1946861A
Application number: US674419A
Authority: US
Inventors: Herman E Kistler
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1933-06-05
Filing date: 1933-06-05
Publication date: 1934-02-13
Anticipated expiration: 1951-02-13

Description

Feb. 13, 1934. H, E.Y KlsTLER. 1,946,861

DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING ADVERTISING MATTER IN TIRES Filed June 5, 193:5

I WITNESS M ATTORNEYS (f,

Patented Feb. 13, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DEVICES FOR SUPPORTING ADVERTISING MATTER IN TIRES 3 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for supporting advertising matter in tires.

An object of the invention is the provision of means for supporting advertising matter in tires in which the peripheral portion of a thin sheet of fabric or paper is clamped between a pair of split rings which are adjustable to fit various sizes of tires.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a pair of intertting split rings with one end of each ring being provided with a strap between which and the said end of the ring is adapted to be inserted the opposite end of the ring and clamped in position by an adjustable means so that the rings may be extended to t various sizes of tires, a thin sheet of fibrous material having the peripheral portion thereof clamped between the split rings for holding the paper or fabric taut.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, in view of the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification; nevertheless, it is to be understood that the invention is not confined to the disclosure, being susceptible of such changes and modifications which shall define no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims. I

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a View in elevation of an advertising medium fitted within the center of a spare tire,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical section through a pair of split rings for holding the advertising matter in position, Y

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical section taken along the line 3--3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view of the section shown in Figure 2, and

Figure 5 is a vertical section of a portion of the split rings which are opposite to the portion shown in Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 10 designates a spare tire which may be placed in a Window or carried at the rear of an automobile in which is centrally mounted a sheet of paper or fabric 11 upon which advertising matter 12 is placed.

The supporting means for the fabric 11, and which is generally indicated by the numeral 13 in Fig. 1, consists of a pair of

split rings

14 and 15. These rings are circular and are adapted to be snugly fitted within each other to clamp the peripheral portion 16 of the fabric 11.

To one end 17 of the split outer ring 15 is secured at 18 a strap 19. This strap extends from the secured portion 18 to the outer end and terminates adjacent the free end of the portion 17 of the ring 15. The other free end 20 of the ring 15 is provided with an elongated slot, as shown at 2l and at spaced points this end of the strap is provided with bosses 22 adapted to be received by circumferentially formed bosses 23 on the strap 19. Adjacent these bosses on the end 20 of the ring 15 are marked numerals which indicate the dimension of the tire for facilitating the adjustment of the ring for application to a particular tire.

Adjacent the free end of the portion 17 of the ring 15 is secured a threaded stud 25 and this stud passes through the slot 21 of the end 20 of the ring and through a perforation 26 formed in the strap 19 adjacent one of the bosses 23. A wing nut 27 is Vscrewed onto the threaded stud 25 for causing the boss 23 to snugly fit the boss 22 for locking the free endsof the ring together.

IThe inner ring 14 has its ends constructed in a similar manner to the ends of the ring 15 and these ends are similarly adjusted and secured in place. The ring 14 has a strap 30 secured at 31 to the end 32 of the ring 14 and the free end of this strap terminates adjacent the free end of the portion 32 of the ring 14. The strap 30 and the end 32 of the ring are provided respectively with intertting

bosses

33 and 34. The end 32 is slotted, as shown at 35, to receive the thread ed portion of a bolt 36 secured to the end portion 37 of the ring 14. A wing nut 38 clamps the adjacent intertted

bosses

33 and 34 together for securing the ends of the split ring 14 together. It will be noted that the end portion 32 of the split ring is located between the strap 30 and the end portion 37 of the ring.

The outer edge of the ring 15 is provided with a flange 40 which engages the outer side wall of the tire 10 and provides means for aiding in retaining the advertising supporting device on the tire 10. The opposite edge of the ring, as shown at 41, is provided with a bead.

The outer edge of the split ring 14 is provided with an inturned flange 42 and the inner edge is likewise provided with an inturned flange, as shown at 43. These inturned flanges on the inner ring facilitate the insertion of the inner ring within the outer ring while the outer flange 42 engages the inner face of the fabric 1l for aiding in maintaining the fabric taut when the peripheral portion 16 of the fabric is clamped between the rings. The inner ring 14 at a point substantially opposite the split ends is provided with a transverse rib which is adapted to be alined with a transverse rib 51 on the ring 15 and these ribs aid in properly positioning the rings Within each other. Furthermore, these clamped portions or ribs 50 and 51 operate to pinch the peripheral portion of the fabric at this point for aiding in maintaining the fabric in position.

If it be desired to increase the diameter of the rings for tires of greater diameter than previously employed it is only necessary to release the set screws 27 and 38 when the interfitted free ends of the rings may be moved longitudinally outwardly between the

straps

19, 30 and the respective free ends of the rings until another pair oi' bosses on each of the rings snap into position when the nuts 27 and 38 may then be tightened.

The rings iit snugly together so that when the peripheral portion 16 of the fabric 11 is clamped between the rings, the rings Will be frictionally held together.

The outer split ring is extended to neatly fit the interior of the inner periphery of the spare tire which is placed in a show window for exhibition purposes. The split ends of the ring are clamped in position as described above. The inner split ring is then expanded or contracted and the split ends are xed in position after which the fabric is placed over the inner split ring. Since the inner split ring has been acljusted to neatly t within the outer ring with sufncient space to accommodate the periphery of the fabric the inner ring is then forced into the outer ring so that the fabric will be stretched taut across the outer exposed face. The assembled device is then slipped into the inner periphery of the tire. In other words, the rings and fabric are assembled first before they are placed in the tire 10.

I claim:

1. A device for retaining advertisingr matter on tires comprising an expansible ring having a flange to engage the tire, means for retaining the split ring in expanded or contracted position, a second ring received within the iirst ring, a sheet of fibrous material having its peripheral portion located between the intertted rings, means for retaining the second ring in expanded or contracted position within the first ring so that it will clamp the peripheral portion or the sheet against the iirst ring, one edge of the second ring being provided with an inturned flange for supporting the sheet of material.

2. A device for retaining advertising matter on tires comprising a split ring, one free end of the split ling having a slot, a strap provided with a perforation and secured at one end to the outer face of the second end of the ring, the first-mentioned end of the ring being received between the strap and the second-mentioned end of the ring, a threaded lug secured to the second-mentioned end of the ring, received by the slot and passing through the perforation in the strap, said ring having a ange engaging the tire, a second split ring adapted to be expanded or contracted and to be fitted snugly into the rst ring and having means for retaining the ring in expanded or contracted position, a sheet of fibrous material having its peripheral portion clamped between said rings by the expanded second ring.

3. A device for retaining advertising matter on tires comprising a pair of split rings adapted to be snugly fitted into each other, a sheet of fibrous material having the peripheral portion thereof clamped between the rings, means on each split .1 ring for securing the ends of the split rings in a iixed position, and means on one of the rings for engaging the tire and for retaining said rings in position on said tire.

HERMAN E. KISTLER.